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Footage of Phil Foden sarcastically clapping and giving a thumbs up to Manchester United fans has been shared online, aft a radical of supporters targeted the Man City prima with abusive chants astir his mother during Sunday's clash astatine Old Trafford.
Foden came nether occurrence during Manchester City's limp 0-0 stalemate with section rivals United, arsenic sections of Old Trafford's location enactment taunted the 24-year-old prima by labelling his mother, Claire Rowlands, 44, a 's**g' portion helium was playing.
The England international, who was withdrawn successful the 58th infinitesimal of the derby for second-half substitute Jeremy Doku, did not basal idle portion being abused by supporters — with footage showing him firing backmost a bid of sarcastic gestures astatine the culprits successful the stands.
In a video shared to societal media level TikTok connected Sunday, Foden tin beryllium seen ironically clapping the supporters and giving them a thumbs up portion wrong Manchester United's punishment area, earlier defiantly gesturing for them to continue.
Pep Guardiola told United fans they should beryllium 'ashamed' of themselves for targeting Foden successful the aftermath of the goalless draw, portion City are understood to beryllium shocked and disgusted by however galore Red Devils supporters were involved.
'It's a deficiency of class,' said Guardiola afterwards. 'But it's not United, it's the people, you know? We are truthful exposed, radical who are connected the surface successful satellite football: managers, owners, and shot players especially.
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Phil Foden reacted to Man United fans aft they targeted him with abusive chants connected Sunday
Claire Rowlands, 44, is pictured alongside her lad arsenic helium signs a declaration successful December 2018
'Honestly, I don't recognize the caput of the radical involving the mum of Phil. It's a deficiency of integrity, class, and they should beryllium ashamed.'
The City boss, however, rejected immoderate suggestions Foden is debased connected assurance and has backed him to observe the signifier that has helped pb his broadside to six league titles.
'When the squad is not playing astatine the level that we had, it looks similar everyone is not what they were,' the Spaniard added. 'I spot the passionateness and grin connected his look each time successful grooming and that is what I want.
'You spot the numbers of players who person been four, five, six years. This twelvemonth we driblet and it's each of them - that's wherefore we are struggling to triumph but the prime is there.
'He won the Premier League successful the past games [last year], successful the crippled against West Ham with 2 goals. His interaction was unthinkable and helium volition beryllium back.'
Foden's parent came into the nationalist oculus successful January 2024 aft footage was released of her being enactment successful handcuffs and thrown retired of a Welsh nightclub aft knocking a chapeau from a chap partygoer's head.
The incident, which occurred astatine a Bentley's nightclub successful Towyn, Wales, took spot connected September 9 2023, conscionable hours aft Foden came disconnected the seat to play for England successful a Euro 2024 qualifier.
The 52-second clip, shown successful court, showed Rowlands aggressively confronting constabulary officers who were called to the scene.
Challenging the officers, she said: 'Go connected then, what've I done? Don't travel into my look unless you've got evidence.'
City brag Pep Guardiola deed retired astatine Manchester United fans who chanted astir Foden's mother
The Manchester City and England midfielder has antecedently posted connected Instagram to recognition his parents Phil Snr and parent Claire (pictured with him) for his occurrence successful the game
Foden with parent Claire (right) and woman Rebecca Cooke (in red) astatine the 2022 World Cup
Another person said, 'No, she's coming location with me', arsenic officers replied, 'She's staying with america for a minute.'
Rowlands was cleared of battle and but fined for her behaviour aft she admitted to police: 'I bash not portion often but erstwhile I do, I marque up for time. I americium similar an animal.'
Ahead of the Manchester derby, Foden opened up connected what has proved a hard play some for him and City, with the Premier League champions 5th successful the Premier League array and 21 points down runaway leaders Liverpool.
Man City are successful contention for conscionable 1 portion of silverware astatine the extremity of word - the FA Cup - aft unusually aboriginal exits successful the Carabao Cup and Champions League as well.
The PFA Players' Player of the Year told GQ that some helium and his team-mates are determined to stay 'positive'.
'Being successful this position, I've not truly been utilized to it, truthful it’s conscionable thing you've got to instrumentality connected the chin,' Foden said.
'Unfortunately it's conscionable 1 of them seasons. We tin inactive decorativeness it disconnected beardown and we've conscionable got to stay affirmative and spot successful everything that we've done and instrumentality together.'
Foden shares 3 children, including societal media prima Ronnie and girl True, with his spouse Rebecca Cooke, and helium was keen to accent the important position they bring to his beingness during the interview.
Foden has endured a hard play astatine Manchester City but has vowed to stay 'positive'
The City prima pictured with Cooke and his societal media prima lad Ronnie astatine the 2024 PFA Awards
'I emotion being a parent,' Foden added. 'When things are not going well, if you've not won, you don't deliberation you've played well, it helps to spell location to your kids - conscionable to spot them smiling and joking decidedly helps me.
'It makes you consciousness similar there's much to beingness than football.'
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